But someone has to say this during our lost sports era in South Florida, and it might as well be me:

The Panthers have 40-to-1 odds to win the Stanley Cup next season.

That makes them South Florida’s best hope to do something. You can look it up. The Dolphins are 200-to-1 in Las Vegas for the Super Bowl. The Heat are 100-to-1 for a title. The Marlins, well, no one’s changing their 500-to-1 odds just because of a decent month.

No wonder, asked why he signed with the Panthers, Bobrovsky said, “It was an easy decision.”

“He was the first player we wanted,’’ Tallon said.

“He['ll] give us a chance every night,’’ Quenneville said.

At 30, the only question with Bobrovsky is whether he can play more to the heights of his playoff performance with the Columbus Blue Jackets this spring and less to the pedestrian manner he did in the regular season.

“I feel I’m reaching my prime,’’ he said. “I’m excited about my development. It’s a lot of work, but I feel I’ve got lots of potential still. I’m looking forward for the opportunity to develop and help this team win.”

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You can be upbeat about the Panthers summer and be a bit disappointed, too. That’s because the Double Play didn’t happen. Bobrovsky’s Russian friend, Artemi Panarin, was courted for his offensive electricity.

The Panthers got the feel Panarin wanted to play in a big-city atmosphere like New York or Los Angeles and began moving into their Plan B.

Panarin signed with the New York Rangers, and Plan B was on display for the Panthers on Tuesday. Besides Bobrovsky, there was Stralman, former Washington winger Brett Connolly and former Boston forward Noel Acciari.

“Goaltending and defense were things we had to improve on,’’ Tallon said. “We got versatility and depth, too.”

A few years back, the Panthers put on a similar display of free-agent and managerial change. There were so many new players they actually had to do the news conference in two segments. That was Tom Rowe’s swing at being a general manager, then a coach, and all it brought was false optimism inside the franchise.

This is different. The Panthers’ good summer brought in actual talent to be coached by a star coach. It could have been even better if Panarin came. But Bobrovsky looked around Tuesday and saw what everyone saw.